A 26-year-old man is dead after being hit by a car while skateboarding in Ka'a'awa. It happened around 12:40 this morning on Kamehameha Highway near Crouching Lion. Police say the skateboarder swerved into the path of a black Toyota. The driver of the vehicle was not injured. The skateboarder was pronounced dead at the scene. Police say alcohol appears to be a factor. HE WAS ARRESTED FOR DRIVING UNDER THE INFLUENCE. CHARGES ARE PENDING ON THAT SO A NEGLIGENT HOMICIDE IN THE FIRST DEGREE CASE HAS BEEN GENERATED The investigation is ongoing. Police closed Kamehameha Highway this morning. The road reopened about 3 hours later.

A bill to rezone agricultural land in West Oahu faced the people who live in that community Monday night. After passing a first reading last week, a city council committee brought Bill 3 out for a public hearing.